Maligaon, August 16 (MExN): In order to increase the freight transportation volume, the NFR has set up Business Development Units (BDU) at all the five Divisions i.e. Katihar, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Lumding and Tinsukia and at Zonal Head Quarter level, as per the instructions issued by Railway Board.
The Northeast Frontier Railway in a press release informed in a press that at the Zonal Head Quarter level, the unit consist of senior officials from Operating, Commercial, Finance and Mechanical departments.
At the divisional level also similar BDUs have been made operational with senior officials from Commercial, Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering, Finance and Operating departments as members.
These BDUs are having frequent interactions with Trade & Industry players within their respective areas to find new traffic for movement by train, the release said, adding proposal received from trade bodies or businessman “are being promptly analysed and developed.”
Meetings are regularly being held with the traders to transport their parcel by rail, it informed.
As a result of the efforts of these BDUs; new types of traffic like Coca-Cola, Areca nut, Milk powder have been captured from road to rail, NFR said.
Jute bag and tobacco traffic are being regularly booked from Coochbehar and Malda Court stations to various destinations and loading of Pepsi products started from Azara station to Arunachal Pradesh, it added.
PVC pipe from Changsari andNew Guwahati stations have been loaded for Agartala and efforts are also being made to capture the pineapple traffic, the release said.
The NFR further claimed that punctual running of Parcel Trains is being ensured by NFR through constant monitoring and the facilities as well as the infrastructures at all the loading un-loading terminals.
The improvements include better approach road, better lighting, rest rooms for labours, drinking water facilities etc. so that loading/unloading work can go on un-hindered and local economy continue to get the support, it added.
